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QUINCY, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
CITY OFFICIALS
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS
CHAPTER 91: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 92: NUISANCES
CHAPTER 93: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 94: OPEN BURNING
CHAPTER 95: FAIR HOUSING
CHAPTER 96: NOISE
CHAPTER 97: BOATS, DOCKS AND HARBORS
CHAPTER 98: FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS AND LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES
FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
§ 98.001 PROHIBITION.
§ 98.002 ENFORCEMENT.
§ 98.003 CLASSIFICATION.
§ 98.004 SMALL STORAGE LIMITED.
§ 98.005 GENERALLY; ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS.
§ 98.006 GASOLINE CONTAINERS MUST BE RED.
§ 98.007 EMPTY DRUMS.
§ 98.008 USE WITHIN BUILDING RESTRICTED.
§ 98.009 POURING INTO SEWERS PROHIBITED.
§ 98.010 STORAGE IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS RESTRICTED.
§ 98.011 USE IN STARTING FIRES.
§ 98.012 FIRE TO BE KEPT AWAY FROM FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS.
§ 98.013 LOCATION OF TANKS; RESTRICTED CLASSES OF PROPERTY.
§ 98.014 LOCATION OF TANKS; PROPERTY LINES AND BUILDINGS.
§ 98.015 DISTANCE BETWEEN TANKS.
§ 98.016 CONSTRUCTION OF TANKS; SPECIFICATIONS.
§ 98.017 NORMAL VENTS IN TANKS.
§ 98.018 SPECIAL SAFETY OR EMERGENCY VENTS IN TANKS.
§ 98.019 SETTING OF TANKS.
§ 98.020 GROUNDING OF TANKS.
§ 98.021 PIPING MATERIAL.
§ 98.022 PIPING RUNS.
§ 98.023 PIPING ABOVE GROUND.
§ 98.024 PIPING UNDERGROUND.
§ 98.025 JOINTS IN PIPES.
§ 98.026 TESTS OF PIPING.
§ 98.027 NORMAL VALVES IN PIPES.
§ 98.028 EMERGENCY INTERNAL CHECK VALVES.
§ 98.029 DIKES REQUIRED.
§ 98.030 CAPACITY OF DIKES.
§ 98.031 MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION OF DIKES.
§ 98.032 NO OPENINGS IN DIKES PERMITTED.
§ 98.033 BUILDINGS; GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
§ 98.034 PUMPHOUSE.
§ 98.035 CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSE.
§ 98.036 CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE.
§ 98.037 LOCATION OF LOADING DOCK.
§ 98.038 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
§ 98.039 PUMPS AND PIPE LINES.
§ 98.040 GROUNDING.
§ 98.041 NO UNLOADING BY GRAVITY.
§ 98.042 NO UNLOADING TO PORTABLE CONTAINERS.
§ 98.043 DOME COVERS.
§ 98.044 OTHER RESTRICTIONS.
§ 98.045 GROUNDING.
§ 98.046 FENCING.
§ 98.047 CARE AND ATTENDANCE.
§ 98.048 FIRE PROTECTION.
§ 98.049 NO STORAGE WITHIN BUILDING.
§ 98.050 TANKS, TRUCKS AND WAGONS.
§ 98.051 PERMITS.
§ 98.052 APPROVAL.
§ 98.053 FEES.
§ 98.054 SERVICE STATIONS.
§ 98.055 DEFINITION.
LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GASES
CHAPTER 99: EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS
CHAPTER 100: CEMETERIES
CHAPTER 101: PUBLIC GATHERING
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
§ 98.035 CONSTRUCTION OF WAREHOUSE.
   (A)   Warehouses shall be constructed so that refuse cannot accumulate under floor.
   (B)   Storage of liquids of Class 1 shall not be permitted in any building. Storage of liquids of Class I shall not be permitted except in original sealed containers and no transfer of the liquids in the containers to other containers shall ever be made inside the warehouse.
   (C)   Warehouses shall be kept clean, neat and orderly and free from accumulation of grease and oil spillage.
   (D)   Electrical installation. The National Electrical Code shall govern the electrical installation.
(1980 Code, § 27.035) Penalty, see § 98.999
§ 98.036 CONSTRUCTION OF GARAGE.
   (A)   The floor of a garage shall be of concrete or other non-combustible material, laid directly on the ground or on a well-tamped and puddled fill.
   (B)   Adequate ventilation shall be provided to carry off any inflammable gases which may accumulate.
   (C)   (1)   No connection to any house drainage or to any sewer system shall be made from any garage waste basin, sink, floor drain or waste, unless an adequate grease trap is provided ahead of the connection.
      (2)   This does not apply to lavatories, toilets or wash basins, used exclusively for toilet or personal use, nor to downspouts carrying surface water from roof.
(1980 Code, § 27.036) Penalty, see § 98.999
§ 98.037 LOCATION OF LOADING DOCK.
   Truck loading docks and platforms shall be located not less than ten feet from storage tanks, plant buildings and property lines.
(1980 Code, § 27.037) Penalty, see § 98.999
§ 98.038 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT.
   All electric lights at loading or unloading docks shall be of vapor-proof construction. Electric wiring shall be sealed conduit at docks and switches shall be of the explosion-proof type or placed at some point remote from the docks.
(1980 Code, § 27.038) Penalty, see § 98.999
§ 98.039 PUMPS AND PIPE LINES.
   (A)   Gasoline and naphtha shall never be handled through the same pump and pipe lines as kerosene and fuel oils.
   (B)   Pipe line shall have a definite color scheme for painting to indicate the product which is being carried by the respective lines. The color red shall be for gasoline and naptha. Valves on lines in pumphouse shall be tagged to denote the product handled and controlled by each valve.
   (C)   Pumps delivering to or taking supply from tanks or tank cars shall be provided with valves on both suction and discharge pumps.
(1980 Code, § 27.039) Penalty, see § 98.999

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